| Year | Member | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Armstrong, Edwin H., New York Alpha 1913 | built a 425-foot radio tower that FM radio was launched as a broadcast medium |
| 2000 | Bardeen, John, Wisconsin Alpha '28 | developed the first semiconductor transistor in 1947 |
| 2000 | DeForest, Lee, Connecticut Alpha 1896 | invented the prototype of what became the standard radio tube, the first effective device for electrical amplification |
| 2000 | Dolby, Ray M., California Gamma '57 | invention that bears Dolby's name reduces background noise so you can hear the true sound of the recording |
| 2000 | Kilby, Jack S., Illinois Alpha '47 | built the first integrated circuit, or semiconductor chip |
| 2000 | Sarnoff, David, New York Lambda 1911 | invented commercial broadcasting, developed a communications giant called RCA, created NBC |
| 2000 | Shockley, William B., California Beta '32 | advanced the idea of the transistor and pointed the way to its development |
| 2000 | Zworykin, Vladimir K., Pennsylvania Delta 1912 | invention of television |
| 2002 | Lear, William P., Michigan Alpha '55 | built the first practical car radio, invented and marketed the automotive 8-track tape format |
| 2003 | Feldman, Leonard, New York Eta '50 | contributed to the consumer electronics industry |
| 2004 | Frenkiel, Richard H., Massachusetts Delta '63 | development of the AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone Service) standard |
| 2004 | Klipsch, Paul W., California Gamma '26 | The Klipschorn, developed in 1945, is still in production and is the longest running loudspeaker in the audio market |
| 2005 | Packard, David, California Gamma '34 | started what has become the world's largest personal computer company known as Hewlett Packard |
| 2006 | Bitzer, Donald L., Illinois Alpha '55 | invented the A.C. plasma display panel |
| 2006 | Grove, Andrew S., New York Eta '60 | form a new electronics company eventually named Intel, invented and commercialized the microprocessor, |
| 2006 | Heilmeier, George H., Pennsylvania Delta '58 | development of liquid crystal display (LCD) technology |
| 2006 | Holonyak Jr., Nicholas, Illinois Alpha '50 | invented the light-emitting diode, or LED |
| 2007 | Bose, Amar, Massachusetts Beta '52 | founded Bose Corp. in 1964, and achieved international acclaim with the introduction of the 901 Direct/Reflecting® speaker system in 1968. |
| 2007 | Sasson, Steven, New York Gamma '72 | created the first prototype of a technology that has become a major commercial force and revolutionized the way the world takes pictures. |
| 2008 | Linder, Donald, Iowa Alpha '65 | developed the first cell phone, and has been awarded 13 patents as a member of Motorola's Science Advisory Board. |
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